Obama’s War on Social America

Obama, Republicans and most democrats are in lockstep. They claim Medicare and Social Security are going broke. They lie saying so. When properly administered, both programs are sound. Modest adjustments only are needed to assure it.

It’s America’s largest health insurance program. Payroll deductions defray costs. Tens of millions rely on it. It covers eligible recipients aged 65 or older, some disabled ones under age 65, and people of all ages with end-stage renal disease.

Straightaway in office, he prioritized cutting healthcare costs. He called it “restoring fiscal discipline.”

“The big problem is Medicare,” he said. Its cost is “unsustainable.”

“Let’s not kid ourselves and suggest that we can solve this problem by trimming a few earmarks.”

The “biggest cost drivers in our budget are entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, all of which get more and more expensive every year.”

“If we want to get serious about fiscal discipline – and I do – we will have to get serious about entitlement reform.”

He lied. He’s a serial liar. He wants social America destroyed. He’s doing it on the backs of ordinary people and others most disadvantaged. They need it most. He’s facilitating the greatest wealth transfer scheme in human history.

Vital needs don’t matter. He’s spurning them on his watch. He’s force-feeding pain and suffering. He’s got four more years to continue what he began. He’s heading America for third world status. It’s half way there. It’s close to full-blown tyranny.

He’s in lockstep with Republicans. Budget proposals include deep social program cuts. Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, public pensions and other vital programs are targeted.

A sequestered $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years is agreed on. It’s only for starters. Privately, both parties agreed on trillions more.

He’s amenable to hundreds of billions more Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid cuts. White House spokesman Jay Carney said his “budget reflects his priorities within a budget world that is not ideal.”

“It requires compromise, negotiation, and a willingness to accept that you won’t get 100 percent of what you want.”

He’s in lockstep with Republicans. Draconian cuts are coming. Most Americans oppose them. They have no say. Obama calls Medicare “the main cause of deficits.” He lied saying so.

He favors Simpson-Bowles recommendations. They include a new Medicare Parts A and B $550 annual deductible. It urges cutting Part A’s 100% coverage to 80%.

Doing so requires either paying up to $300 monthly in private insurance fees to defray the difference, or have a similar amount deducted from Social Security benefits. They average around $1,100 a month. Cutting them at all is unconscionable. Cutting them substantially is grand theft.

Beneficiaries have two choices. They can either pay more for current benefits or accept considerably less. There’s no in between.

Obamacare rationed healthcare. Targeting Medicare does the same thing. Retirees and other eligible recipients are affected. They’ll get less when they most need it.

Obama reflects right-wing extremism. At the same time, he announced higher Medicare provider payments.

Obamacare funds Medicaid 100% until 2016. Thereafter, it’s 90%. Federal funding once required state participation. No longer. Governors can opt out. Millions will be harmed. Many will be left out entirely. They’ll be denied treatment altogether.

At the same time, expect more corporate tax cuts. They’re coming. They’ll include cutting the top rate. Tax forgiveness on trillions sheltered overseas is planned.

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